Tokyo police bust alleged prostitution ring targeting tourists
[BorneoPost] - 02/6/2025
TOKYO (Feb 6): Japanese police said they have arrested seven people suspected of running an illegal sex business that reportedly targeted tourists in Tokyo’s busy red-light district. A record 36.8 million foreign visitors came to Japan last year, drawn partly by the weak yen — a figure the (…)
In Malaysian newspapers
Five cosmetic products banned for containing scheduled poisons
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry has banned five cosmetic products after they were found to contain scheduled (…)
[New Straits Times] - 5/02/2025
MIC calls for PM Anwar’s intervention on proposed new guidelines for non-Muslim events
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — MIC deputy president Datuk Seri M. Saravanan today urged Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar (…)
[Malay Mail] - 5/02/2025
China taps ice, snow to fuel economic growth
BEIJING (Feb 5): From winter sports to snow tourism, China is actively tapping into its ice and snow resources to (…)
[BorneoPost] - 5/02/2025
Landslide strikes near homes in Sibu, sparking safety concerns among residents
SIBU (Feb 5): Residents of Lorong Rantau Panjang Jaya in Teku here were caught off guard by a landslide that struck (…)
[BorneoPost] - 5/02/2025
Indonesia’s economy beats forecasts with 5.03pc growth in 2024, but worries remain over end-of-term goal
JAKARTA, Feb 5 — Indonesia’s economy grew more than expected last year, the government said Wednesday, as a pick-up (…)
[Malay Mail] - 5/02/2025
Retiree loses RM229,606 in scam after fake Health Ministry call
KUANTAN: A 58-year-old retiree fell victim to a scam, losing RM229,606, after being tricked into believing he had (…)
[New Straits Times] - 6/02/2025
Modi takes ritual Kumbh Mela dip, fuelling BJP’s state election push amid deadly stampede fallout
PRAYAGRAJ (India), Feb 5 — India’s Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a ritual river dip today at (…)
[Malay Mail] - 5/02/2025
Indonesian domestic worker arrested for stealing employer's electronic items
AMPANG JAYA: Police have arrested a 33-year-old Indonesian domestic worker for allegedly stealing an iPad and a (…)
[New Straits Times] - 5/02/2025
Still no takers: Myanmar junta’s bid to auction Suu Kyi’s lakeside mansion flops… for the third time
YANGON, Feb 5 — Myanmar’s junta failed in an attempt to auction Aung San Suu Kyi’s lakeside mansion today, with no (…)
[Malay Mail] - 5/02/2025
Seberang Prai Tengah district records highest water usage in Penang
GEORGE TOWN: The Seberang Prai Tengah (SPT) district consumed the highest volume of treated water amongst Penang’s (…)
[New Straits Times] - 6/02/2025
